Studies on the fatty acids of the red alga Chondria armata (Kutz.) okamura

Abstract

The alga, Chondria armata, collected from Goa Coast, India has been studied for its fatty acid composition. The analysis of fatty acid methyl esters by GC-MS (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry) revealed the presnece of n-tetradecanoic, n-pentadecanoic, n-hexadecanoic, n-octadecanoic, hexadec-4-enoic, hexadec-5-enoic, an octades-9-enoic acids. Plamitic acid and oleic acid were dominant